SEED GAME#9654 BGG all-time

Cat Rescue(2018)

★ 6.6 BGG1–4 playersWeight 1.43
Cooperative GamePattern BuildingSet Collection

Games like Cat Rescue

Looking for games like Cat Rescue? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the chase to complete the right combinations. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Little Drop of Poison(2015)

★ 5.93–8 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GamePlayer EliminationSet Collection

Go Away Monster!(1997)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Dungeon Rummy(2025)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameMelding and SplayingSet Collection

Shahrazad(2015)

★ 6.21–2 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Covalence: A Molecule Building Game(2016)

★ 6.22–4 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Narabi(2018)

★ 6.03–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Communication LimitsCooperative GamePattern Building

Orchard: The Card Game(2009)

★ 6.21–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameSet Collection

Dragon's Ransom(2015)

★ 6.01–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Robots Love Ice Cream: The Card Game(2017)

★ 6.61–4 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementSet Collection

Oh no... INVASION!!!(2012)

★ 5.83–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameSet Collection

Captain Pirate(2009)

★ 5.54–7 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameSet Collection

CooCoo the Rocking Clown!(2005)

★ 5.51–6 players5 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

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